Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-09-05
A Mothers Heart.
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aIl work ob-ainable 70 elegantly cboshe
. and dafntily feed her precious little
one. Several excellent offers of
marriage Sue refused. not daring 70
risk her sons happiness with 5 step
father.
The boy grew beautiful and bright.
but willful and headStrong. At an
early age ne Was sent 10 the best Gay
school q the section. dressed and an
dowed Ike the child OF s mllliOnaire.
his mothers hard labor obcaining tn
means
There came = sudden change IN the
fortunes OF this woman Spectators
offered dollars per inch for her land
oil. She was shrewd and made
F.. grand bargains: II one week. from
E poverty. she counted her thousands
F 5v The hundreds
Clinton must 20 10 college now 70
mingle with and our-spend the of
shoots Of ariStocracy-
+ Clinton went: ne made the money
ty- His conduct became outrageous
finally be was expelled His mother
was sure he had been wronged and
led 70 her neighbors regarding his
return home
/ He went 70 Europe: wears IN
come. large s. It was. met his every
three months expenses. He return
Sd broken in heaIth and ghe mother
nearly killed herself IN nursing him.
Then he started west with 5 large
sum 10 start 3 cattle ranch -Four
months later letter was brought 70
her by kindly neighbor. It was
one Of the infrequent epi@tles from
{ her son. She glanced 81 II and set
+ her face into : strange smile. for the
neighbor was there still
+ Good news she asked
oh. yes, yes. It's from Cfn-
ton she replied.
+ I <ee Il poet-marked 81. Louis,
{ thought Clint was further west. said
the inluiiSitive friend.
oh his place i much further
west. away. far out But the poor
boy wants 10 see ne. and has come
s. far IS $. Louis 70 meet ne. % ]
viii not have such & long Journey
shall start in the morning. and must
get ready
The neighbor left Then Ann
threw herself upon the f0or ang1
groaned- More trouble was upOa
her. and she had He'd again- Sic
was woman OF deep religious fetl-
ing. aHd the sin OF falsehood ky
heavy on her soul. but she must Tsk
al 10 save the good name Of her by
The next morning she left for g.
Louis. Clinton Was imprisoned. bail
refused. for stabbing s man during a
quarrel forced upon his victim he
mother would not believe him guilty
Lawyers and brides 81 last set him
free
He obtained another large sun
from his mother and departed. haEI-
" bidding her good-by-
She returned 10 her home. agei- .
broken down But when friends n
quired for Clinton her voice was
CHEEKY
He's we'll and doing 30 well With +
plenty Of money and brightest pres
poets. L did him % much good to
have me go out TO see him" Ailo
which was truth-Of q certain kind
The son never wrote 70 his p@or
mother except for money. and At hst
did not even write. simply drew
drafts upon he They were all hon
ored.
Then she had 70 make & longer trip
10 see Clinton. this time n q states
prison under an assumed name. for q /
cowarCIly murder. Her money, her
prayers. obtained & pardon frsm the .
governor. Clinton was free na long .
q the beautiful boy, but q grea-. bur
". brutaIized bully, with IOy vice /
and excess marked upon every feat
ure Of his sulIen face
Ann Davis could no longer deceive 1
herself Her son was a viIIiaL- She +.
acknowledged Il IN her heart but
gave 10 sign TO him or others
Would he come home with herr I
she asked, praying ne might refuse
No. he would not He wanted
money 70 get away from that internal I
place
Might she 90 With him.
What 20 with him = and q bru-
tai laugh gave her an answer.
He got the money and went away.
forgetting even thanks She return
ID SICK and 0Id-yery old. But she .
reported that Clinton was flourish
ing and happy. i splendid big man
he was now. He wanted her 70 stay
with him. but she preferred her Own
quiet home"
Much Of her large fortune had been
squ4ndered by her son Il was vel 4
she had wisely insisted on al interest /
II the oil that gushed from the Old .
tract One day, several months af-
ter her return, the cashier Of the bank
called He handed her 3 check bear
ing : poor imitation Of her signature.
Her heart told her who had written
tat name. THAT check was sent
u from Cheyenne, Wyoming terrific
r.. Shall re pay il